The appearance of the potato shocked all the officials present. It was a common item in the future, and there were even places where potatoes were so abundant that they were used to feed pigs. However, to the people of Great Qin, who could not even guarantee food and clothing, this was a divine item!! They had to be worshipped!
How was the potato discovered?
It was very simple. That day, after Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, and Li Si finished their discussion, they decided to go out for a walk. In the end, he accidentally saw a field of wild potato seedlings, and they were already ripe.
Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, and the others all knew what potatoes looked like. Therefore, they recognized the plant that no one cared about at a glance. It was the potato that could produce 3,000 catties per mu!!
Seeing this, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, and the others understood that the potatoes on this land were the so-called rewards of the system.
There weren't many wild potatoes in this patch, only about two Mu. Not wanting the news to leak out, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, immediately sent people to seal off this area and start digging.
Because of his excitement, even Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, started digging himself! In total, they harvested more than 7500 catties of potatoes from these two acres of land. After this weight was revealed, the guards who were digging potatoes with Qin Shihuang and Ying Zheng were all stunned!!
Only Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, and the other five people were not too shocked because they knew about it beforehand. However, they were still very excited!!
Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng could not help but laugh out loud,""Hahaha!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for obtaining this divine item. God bless Great Qin!”
"God bless Great Qin!"
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While the officials were still in shock, Li Si stepped forward and said,""Your Majesty, this subject requests that you immediately spread the potato to the entire Great Qin!”
As soon as Li Si said this, the officials who knew about the potato production and had eaten potatoes did not object. After all, the production of thousands of kilograms of food per mu was something that could save countless lives and change Great Qin's image!!
After Li Si finished speaking, Wei Liao walked out and said,""Your Majesty, these potatoes are indeed divine items and are extremely important to Great Qin and its residents. However, the method to grow potatoes is simple, so we need to strictly control how we spread them!”
Wei Liao was indeed Wei Liao. In history, he was someone who could make the First Emperor Ying Zheng treat him with the courtesy of a national scholar. He was not someone who lived up to his reputation. Now, he had found the key point!
He could tell how important these potatoes were, and he knew that they were not only important to Great Qin, but also to people in places like the Xiongnu that lacked food.
In other words, it was even more important to the grassland tribes like the Xiongnu! One had to know that the people of the northern grassland tribes were nomads who were proficient in riding and archery. They were mainly nomads and often lacked clothes and food. The Grassland Tribes were good at fighting, and if this potato spread to the northern Grassland Tribes, they would become even more powerful in a few years. At that time, it would be even more difficult for Great Qin to make them submit!
When Wei Liao said this, many people present reacted and agreed with him. Even though this was quite selfish, it was for Great Qin's own good!
Compared to others, Li Si, who was the representative of Legalism, was more sensitive. His mind spun quickly, and he immediately went forward and said,"Your Majesty, the state lieutenant is right. This subject requests that Great Qin's laws be revised and a new law be added. Privately trading and selling potatoes to outsiders were strictly prohibited. They strictly investigated all checkpoints and killed anyone who sold potatoes to anyone outside of Great Qin. If the circumstances are serious, the three clans will be wiped out!"
Li Si was indeed one of the representatives of Legalism. His methods were indeed ruthless. When he said the punishment later, one could feel Li Si's murderous intent. Just hearing these words was enough to make people feel awe-inspiring, and they instantly felt a chill on their necks. The officials looked at Li Si with complicated expressions.
Even though Li Si had always been ruthless, he had refreshed everyone's understanding of him a few times. They even sighed, as expected of a Legalist! How ruthless!
Indeed, the Legalists were all ruthless people! It was even more so for the big shots of Legalism!
Whether it was Shang Yang from back then or Li Si now, each was more ruthless than the other!!
Speaking of which, wasn't what Li Si was talking about the embryonic form of smuggling in the future?! Li Si was indeed the representative of Legalism. His thinking was really ahead of the times! Smuggling in Great Qin a thousand years in advance was amazing! Truly amazing! I can't accept this!
No wonder he was favored by Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng!! This ability was not for show!
"Correct!"
No matter how one looked at it, Li Si's suggestion was for the good of the Great Qin Empire, so there was no reason for the First Emperor Ying Zheng to reject it.
However, who was the First Emperor, Ying Zheng? He was the 'one emperor of the ages' who ended hundreds of years of separation during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. Moreover, he was a figure who could resound throughout history as a 'tyrant.' His methods were ruthless and ruthless. Overall, he was much more ruthless than Li Si!
Therefore, Qin Shihuang, Ying Zheng, said in a serious tone,""Anyone who dares to sell potatoes to other countries will be punished for treason.”
What was treason? That was the same as the crime of treason, a crime that could kill nine generations!!
The First Emperor's words were filled with killing intent! All the officials below could hear the dense killing intent.
No one dared to go against the will of the First Emperor, Ying Zheng. Moreover, this was not a big deal. Everything they had was in Great Qin-their family, friends, power, and so on. Therefore, of course, they would not do anything to sell potatoes. They did not lack money! Therefore, this new law had no effect on them at all!
Then, the officials below said,"We will obey."
Compared to the First Emperor, Li Si was indeed weak. My Brother Zheng is amazing!
It really fulfilled the saying,"I'm Brother Zheng in society, and there aren't many ruthless words!"!
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